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Are you abusing your position?
This subject is one that I never thought would have to be discussed in the fire service however, I have heard more than one complaint in the past few months that would classify as abuse. Once...
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Your Role in Employee Retention
Many departments across the nation have been feeling the pain of tightened purse strings. When government entities feel the need to cut sections from a budget, our career field is one of the few...
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Giving Thanks
Today is the time of year where families get together, settle differences and remember the good rather than the bad. While no family is perfect, it is the easiest time to put aside egos and make it a...
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Marketing yourself and your department
Current times have made many organizations desperate to reach out to their customers and prove their worth. While our customers may not realize they need us, we should be taking the extra effort to...
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What kind of link are you?
Imagine your department as a chain, starting at the top with a well anchored fire chief and working its way down one link at a time. This analogy isn’t too far from the truth when looking at most...
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Regaining Long-Lost Employees
While working on the book I am writing, I approached the subject of the different types of employees we find in our departments. With a high concentration of Type A personalities, as found in most...
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Value of Self-Reflection
When evaluating the gambit of skills needed to be a successful officer, there is one that is perhaps the most valuable and yet hardest to develop. I am referring to self-reflection, which in itself...
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What’s your approach to supervision?
As we are all aware we are always learning. Some times the learning experience happens quickly, such as realizing your should have used an oven mitt when taking the shish kabobs off the grill with...
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How prepared are you?
I know it has been a while since my last post, but a newborn and final semester of a graduate program are fairly demanding. I apologize and look forward to getting things back on track in the next...
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Is Your Training Balanced?
It is getting to be that time of year. I don’t mean summertime; I am talking about conference time. Thousands converged on Indianapolis about a month ago, the South Carolina Firefighters Conference in...
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